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Dialysis nursing
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Posted almost 5 years ago Just wondering how many of you out there are dialysis nurses? Thought this might be a good place to talk about frustrations, salaries, work load, etc. How many of you work for corporations? independents? |
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| Posted almost 5 years ago I worked in a freestanding chronic clinic for 9 months. It was the longest nine months of my life. And I've been pregnant. Twice. ;-) It was just soooooo not for me. I constantly felt like I was stuck in the lunch rush at a McDonald's except that if I screwed up an 'order' in all the chaos, I could very easily take someone's life. The money was great, but I found it a very demanding position with a patient population that I had a very hard time connecting with.
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| Posted almost 5 years ago Sorry you didn't like it. I've been in it for 12 1/2 years. I enjoy long term care of patients. Also, really like the autonomy that it offers. It does have it's ups and downs tho, just like any area of nursing. When I worked in the hospital, (small rural hosp) I worked all the areas because I wanted to know what was going on everywhere. It's easier to know what's going on everywhere in a chronic unit. Where do you work now? |
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| Posted almost 5 years ago I tried to get on with two groups in GA. Turned out they did not want me. I guess they didn't want me. Never ehard from them and they had an ad in the paper every Sunday. Did not even get a "Thank you for your resume but we have found a candidate who more closely fits our needs" bull shit letter. |
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| Posted almost 5 years ago teejay21 says ...
I'm a stay at home mom and college student at the moment. I've accepted a position (part time) but it doesn't begin until next month. My first love is psych. I'm finishing up my bachelors in psychology now and trying to decide if I want to continue on to a masters in health admin or try to find a school nurse position where my children will be in school. I originally had applied for an acute dialysis unit in a hospital, but didn't get the position because I didn't have any critical care experience, which is how I would up at the chronic unit. In retrospect, that hiring manager was absolutely correct, but she should have passed on me altogether. ;-) |
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| Posted about 4 years ago I've applied many times both in OK and MO with a nationwide dialysis provider, and never gotten an interview, just an e-mail kiss-off letter. I don't really understand why, with my critical care background, I would seem to be a good fit. Has this happened to anyone else? Phil 4:13 |
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| Posted about 4 years ago Do you think dialysis nurse is a high paying job? I am thnking of applying at fresenius medical care(PHilippines)..because FMC is an international dialysis center ,getting a experiece from them would be an asset for me when applying in the US.What d You think guys..I also have in mind,getting into ER as well.. |
